Published : 18-08-2018
A number of Palestinian refugees, among them eight from Syria, have run for the 2018 parliamentary and municipal elections in Sweden.
The move is the first of its kind as Palestinian refugees did not have the right to nominate themselves or cast votes in several foreign countries.
Palestinian refugee from Syria Emil Sarsour, of the Social Democratic Party, has nominated himself in Sweden’s parliamentary elections for 2018. His daughter Dimah, born in Yarmouk Camp, is running for municipal elections on Sweden's Socialist Workers' Party.
The list of Palestinian nominees also includes Osama Tamim (Leftist Party), along with the representatives of the Social Democratic Party Jihad Hamid, Tareq Jalbout, Nidal Jaber, Ala Jaber, and Jamal Sharouf.
The candidates are all residents of Yarmouk Camp for Palestinian refugees in Damascus.
Arab candidates, particularly the Palestinians, have reportedly been subjected to simmering ad hominem campaigns waged by xenophobic groups and pro-Israel entities.
A number of Palestinian refugees, among them eight from Syria, have run for the 2018 parliamentary and municipal elections in Sweden.
The move is the first of its kind as Palestinian refugees did not have the right to nominate themselves or cast votes in several foreign countries.
Palestinian refugee from Syria Emil Sarsour, of the Social Democratic Party, has nominated himself in Sweden’s parliamentary elections for 2018. His daughter Dimah, born in Yarmouk Camp, is running for municipal elections on Sweden's Socialist Workers' Party.
The list of Palestinian nominees also includes Osama Tamim (Leftist Party), along with the representatives of the Social Democratic Party Jihad Hamid, Tareq Jalbout, Nidal Jaber, Ala Jaber, and Jamal Sharouf.
The candidates are all residents of Yarmouk Camp for Palestinian refugees in Damascus.
Arab candidates, particularly the Palestinians, have reportedly been subjected to simmering ad hominem campaigns waged by xenophobic groups and pro-Israel entities.
